The MOU is not on the Department website yet.However the press release of 23 January 2015 contains this paragraph:"By October 2016, airlines of each side will be able to access an additional three beyond points of choice (except for points in North America) and an additional six intermediate...

Adam, Last year I flew Sydney-Singapore-Zurich-Nuremberg on 2 rewards tickets.The first was booked online with SQ and the seocnd by telephone to SQ,the carrier being Swiss/Austrian Arrows.There were 2 pnrs. Nonetheless bags were checked from Sydney to Nuremberg.

I agree-being able to work in the office most of the day and then get SQ242 is ideal. If there were no curfew,we would see more flights to transit points and the US between 11pm and 2am-check the Melbourne departures to see this.

New flight is similar to the last flight out from Sydney and connects to London & Zurich

I think you mean 300 km west of Shanghai.300km east of Shanghai is very wet.